New York, Dec 29 (IANS) Police presence have been heightened in New York City’s major Jewish neighbourhoods following multiple suspected anti-semitic attacks over the past week. Besides putting more security in areas like Borough Park, Crown Heights and Williamsburg, police also boosted visits to houses of worship and some other[Read More…]
Lahore, Dec 29 (IANS) Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has clarified his statement regarding Danish Kaneria, saying his allegation that many did not want the former leg-spinner to be part of the Pakistan team because of his Hindu faith were taken completely out of context and there was never a[Read More…]
Tehran, Dec 29 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to visit Russia on Monday, during which he will hold talks on bilateral ties as well as regional and international developments. Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov will exchange views on “prospects for further strengthening bilateral political[Read More…]
Tehran, Dec 29 (IANS) Iran has opposed the creation of a buffer zone in Syria by any country, a top advisor to Tehran’s supreme leader said. The creation of a buffer zone and foreign interference in Syria means “making changes to a part of the region and disintegration of the[Read More…]
Dodoma, Dec 29 (IANS) Tanzanian conservation authorities have said that the world’s oldest free-ranging female black rhino has died in the Ngorongoro crater aged 57. Freddy Manongi, the Conservation Commissioner for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA), said in a statement on Saturday that the rhino named Fausta died of[Read More…]
Panaji, Dec 29 (IANS) Indian EDM lovers received a surprise from American DJ duo Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, who are popularly known as The Chainsmokers. On Saturday night, they played their latest song “Family” live for the first time and that too in Goa, one of India’s most popular[Read More…]
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 29 (IANS) Cracks have developed on one of the pillars of a bridge over the Karmanasha river on National Highway 2 in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district after which the traffic has been stopped. The bridge, built in 2009 in Naubatpur in Chandauli, connects Uttar Pradesh and[Read More…]
Prayagraj, Dec 29 (IANS) An FIR has been lodged against a man for allegedly slandering the ‘Amul Gold’ milk on social media. The FIR has been lodged by the Anand-based Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which is the owner of the Amul brand of milk products. The complaint was[Read More…]
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) With more and more Indians taking the online route to fulfill their shopping needs, e-tailers like Amazon and Flipkart are witnessing high demands, including from far-flung and remote areas, but overall slowdown and negative sentiments – coupled with the new ecommerce policy[Read More…]
BY TAPONEEL MUKHERJEE As we come to the end of a decade that witnessed unprecedented monetary policy expansion, an eye on the trends observed and those rapidly in play, helps examine critical points of action, especially, for India. The past decade saw the S&P 500 give an annualised return of[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Dec 29 (IANS) California prisons have recorded the highest number of suicides in 2019 since the last 30 years, a figure well above the national average across the US. The state’s suicide rate climbed to a record 28.7 per 100,000 prisoners in 2019, up from the 26.3 the[Read More…]
Melbourne, Dec 29 (IANS) Veteran Australia pacer Peter Siddle on Sunday retired from international cricket after making an announcement in front of the Australian squad at the MCG here. Siddle is part of Australia’s 13-man squad for the Boxing Day Test, but was not picked for the final XI for[Read More…]
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will give an annual pension of Rs 6,000 per year to women who have been given triple talaq by their husbands. Shia religious leader Maulana Saif Abbas said that while he welcomed the decision, the government should look more[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) “Kasauti Zindagii Kay” actor Parth Samthaan has been roped in to play a gangster in the show “Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu”. “I am extremely excited about this new project as it is my first full-fledged web venture with ALTBalaji. It’s a gangster-based show from the[Read More…]
BY D.C. PATHAK It is good that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has in his speech at Ramlila Maidan Delhi on December 22 categorically declared that there was no discussion on a National Register of Citizens (NRC) so far and that what had been done in Assam alone was under the[Read More…]
By Vinod Mirani Last Friday saw the release of one of the most looked-forward to books on the evolution of entertainment and the shape it took eventually. There have been some books on films and filmstars — more so on filmstars — but Amit Khanna’s “Words Sounds Images”, was slated[Read More…]
By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Steve Smith has managed to get scores of 43, 16, 85 and 7 in Australia’s ongoing Test series against New Zealand. Compared to his lofty standards, this is as lean a run as it gets, even though they are only two Tests[Read More…]
Seoul/Pyongyang, Dec 29 (IANS) North Korea has held the first-day session of a previously announced meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party to discuss “important policy issues for new victory in our revolution”, state media said on Sunday. “Guided” by leader Kim Jong-un at the venue in Pyongyang on Saturday, it[Read More…]
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) With the Yogi Adityanath government leaving no stone unturned to nab the perpetrators of violence in Uttar Pradesh during the recent anti-Citizenship Amendment Law protests, the protesters whose photographs have been pasted in various districts for identification, were going in for a makeover to escape the[Read More…]
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Macroeconomic data points, coupled with monthly automobile sales’ numbers, are expected to influence the trajectory of domestic equity market during the upcoming week, analysts opined. Market observers pointed out that global crude oil prices along with the expectations of a healthy third quarter[Read More…]
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Cold wave conditions were intensifying in Uttar Pradesh with mercury plummeting to 3.5 degrees on Saturday night in Lucknow. According to sources, 59 persons have died due to the intense cold wave conditions across Uttar Pradesh though the state government maintains that the deaths have been[Read More…]
London, Dec 29 (IANS) English Premier League side West Ham on Sunday sacked their manager Manuel Pellegrini after the club lost 2-1 at home to Leicester City — their ninth loss in the past 12 games. “It is with great disappointment that we’ve had to make this decision,” joint-chairman David[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) This has been a breakthrough year for budget smartphones with some of them packing in flagship features, while maintaining the “affordable” price tag. The segment under Rs 10,000 grew even more competitive with a shorter refresh cycle. While Xiaomi did well in the segment with[Read More…]
By Mohammed Shafeeq Amaravati, Dec 29 (IANS) As darkness envelops Andhra Pradesh’s Mandaram village, men and women are seen in a huddle after another day of protest, discussing the latest developments, and chalking out the next day’s programme. For nearly two weeks, anger and unrest has gripped Mandaram and 28[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) From the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) global findings on physical activeness to the bill passed in Indian Parliament on banning e-cigarettes in the country, 2019 was full of unforgettable events and findings in the health sector. In a bid to create awareness of physical activity[Read More…]
